Kohli collects the trophy and now the Indians are trying to learn about the car that was gifted to Bumrah as the Man of the Series award. The entire squad has squeezed themselves on that. Dhoni is behind the wheels as the team takes a round of the ground. We will leave you with that. Has not been the most thrilling series but the Indians won't mind. Sri Lanka, as Tharanga has been insisting, have a lot to learn. Abhishek Chaudhary bids bye alongside Sagar Chawla, Vineet Anantharaman, Siva, Krishna and Ramakrishnan MS.

Virat Kohli: It is quite amazing to win the series 5-0. We always thought the limited overs were going to be much more challenging but credit to the guys. Jassi has been outstanding, spinners has been outstanding. Hardik chipping in. We have played some good cricket. The talk was about not having won more than 3 games in a row in limited overs. But now we have 5. In fact, 6. We won one in West Indies as well. Hopefully we can take this form and play well against Australia. Lovely, hospitable people here. They love you, they appreciate what you do. Very chilled out beautiful place. They are always smiling but never intrude in your privacy. We will definitely like to come here again.

Jasprit Bumrah: Nothing like that (on his Test chances getting a boost after this performance). It's always a dream. Hopefully when I get my chance, I would want to do well. I got a good break before the series. I was fresh to come into the series. It has been a long journey with him (Malinga). I will continue to learn with him. I am not thinking about that (using Malinga's skills to beat Sri Lanka). I am just trying to become a better bowler

Jasprit Bumrah is the Man of the Series

Upul Tharanga: These are difficult times for us. India were brilliant throughout the tournament. Once we were looking at 260-70 but we lost some wickets. In our batting we are disappointed a lot. We could not get the partnerships going. Losing a few main players also was the reason. But as a player I think we were not up to the standards. Happens in cricket (talking about the ball that dismissed him).

Bhuvneshwar Kumar: I was not among wickets in the first few matches. But I was happy with the way I bowled today. We knew they were not strong against slower balls. I did not want to prove anything. Whenever I get the opportunity I wanted to do well for my team.

A complete series for the visitors. They could test their middle order, combinations and wrist spinners. Things might not be so smooth against the Australians in a couple of weeks from now. Presentations in a while, should be a long one.

Nothing glorious about the win today. The match just followed the pattern we have become used to seeing in the past few weeks now. A chase and someone from the top of the Indian order decided to anchor till the end. As far as the Lankans are concerned, they will need the best of microscopes if they went looking for the positives from this series. One show that comes to our mind was the bowling from Dananjaya in the second ODI. But the Indians managed him well after that night.

It's over. Finally it's over. After Sri Lanka lost the plot during the close of their innings to post 238, it was job half done for the Indians. Rahane's first outing in the series resulted in a failure. Finally Rohit too got out early but Kohli! What do we write? 30th ODI century. His innings seasoned by some nice little efforts from Pandey and later on Jadhav, who showed how good he can be with forward defences at times, was all India needed to seal the fate of the Lankans.

46.3

Wanidu Hasaranga to Kohli, 1 run, and he does. Drives the tossed up ball to long-off. India win by six wickets, take the series 5-0. They also become the first team to whitewash the Lankans in Sri Lanka.

46.2

Wanidu Hasaranga to Dhoni, 1 run, cuts off the back foot to cover for a single. Kohli will hit the winning runs

MS Dhoni, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Slip in place for the new man

46.1

Wanidu Hasaranga to Kedar Jadhav, out Caught by Dickwella!! Dickwella celebrates. Legit. Kedar Jadhav won't be hitting the winning runs tonight. Tried to late cut and edged into the gloves of the keeper. The ball was too full to do that. Don't tell me Dhoni is the new man. Kedar Jadhav c Dickwella b Wanidu Hasaranga 63(73) [4s-7]

Wanidu Hasaranga to Kedar Jadhav, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

Wanidu Hasaranga [4.0-0-27-0] is back into the attack

45.6

Siriwardana to Kedar Jadhav, 1 run, stays in the crease and softly pushes to extra cover

45.5

Siriwardana to Kedar Jadhav, no run, flatter ball. Punches back to the bowler

45.4

Siriwardana to Kedar Jadhav, no run, softly defends towards cover

45.3

Siriwardana to Kohli, 1 run, pulls again. This time finds the man at deep mid-wicket for a single

45.2

Siriwardana to Kohli, FOUR, short ball. Kohli hangs back and pulls over mid-wicket. Long-on cannot get around to his right

45.1

Siriwardana to Kedar Jadhav, 1 run, punches down the ground to long-on

India need 9 but they are in no hurry; nor are we

44.6

Dananjaya to Kohli, no run, tucks off the back foot, finds backward square leg

44.5

Dananjaya to Kedar Jadhav, 1 run, gets across and works to short fine leg

Siriwardana to Kedar Jadhav, 1 run, steps down and gets too close to the pitch of the ball. Squeezes to sweeper cover

43.1

Siriwardana to Kohli, 1 run, tossed up ball. Kohli drives to deep cover for a single

42.6

Dananjaya to Kedar Jadhav, no run, takes on the full and helps to short fine leg

42.5

Dananjaya to Kedar Jadhav, no run, waits and taps off the back foot to point

42.4

Dananjaya to Kedar Jadhav, no run, tossed up ball. Kedar Jadhav defends back to the bowler

42.3

Dananjaya to Kohli, 1 run, pushes to the right of point and gets there. 30th ODI ton for Kohli, equals Ponting. Dressing room rises in applause. No fancy celebration as such. You don't get excited seeing bread and butter

42.2

Dananjaya to Kedar Jadhav, 1 run, lets it turn outside off and then pushes to sweeper cover to get Kohli on strike

42.1

Dananjaya to Kedar Jadhav, FOUR, that is the frustration of having retained the strike. Steps down and hits it over the bowler's head. One bounce over the ropes

Akila Dananjaya [8.0-0-39-0] is back into the attack

41.6

Siriwardana to Kedar Jadhav, 1 run, full toss. Kedar Jadhav eases down to long-on. And is frustrated for doing so for that will keep the captain waiting

41.5

Siriwardana to Kedar Jadhav, no run, tossed up ball. Kedar Jadhav defends to short cover

41.4

Siriwardana to Kohli, 1 run, punches off the back foot to sweeper cover; takes him to 99

41.3

Siriwardana to Kohli, no run, driven to extra cover. He has to wait

41.2

Siriwardana to Kohli, no run, pushes off the outer half of the blade to backward point

41.2

Siriwardana to Kohli, wide, slipped down leg. Kohli fails to put bat to that

Malinga to Kedar Jadhav, FOUR, comical. Kedar Jadhav flicks through square leg. Two fielders converge near the fence. The one running from deep square leg slides and appears to have kept it in play before the ball slowly trickles away from his reach to hit the cushions

38.3

Malinga to Kedar Jadhav, no run, slower short ball outside off. Kedar Jadhav wants to do something with that. But lets it go in the end

38.2

Malinga to Kohli, 1 run, very full ball. Kohli gets across and flicks to fine leg

38.1

Malinga to Kedar Jadhav, 1 run, Malinga does not shy away from banging it in again. Kedar Jadhav swivels on the pull to send it down to deep backward square leg

Pushpakumara to Kedar Jadhav, 1 run, stays on the back foot and tucks to square leg for a single

37.5

Pushpakumara to Kedar Jadhav, FOUR, fetches the turn from off and then helps it with a sweep to the deep square leg fence

37.4

Pushpakumara to Kedar Jadhav, no run, Kedar Jadhav tries to loft inside out the drive, beaten by the turn outside off

37.3

Pushpakumara to Kedar Jadhav, no run, lunges forward and defends back to the bowler

37.2

Pushpakumara to Kohli, 1 run, wrists down to long-on. Averages 90 this year. 1000 ODI runs this year for him now

37.1

Pushpakumara to Kohli, no run, tries to drive, mistimes off the inside half of the bat to the bowler

Malinda Pushpakumara [8.0-0-31-1] is back into the attack

Drinks are on the field now. Kohli's 8 away from his 30th ODI ton; will equal Ponting if he does so

36.6

Malinga to Kedar Jadhav, FOUR, this is cruel. Kedar Jadhav's pull is not as controlled as Kohli's was on the previous ball. But this one fetches more. Off the top edge and manages to beat fine leg to his right

36.5

Malinga to Kohli, 1 run, swivels nicely and helps the pull on this short ball to deep backward square leg

36.4

Malinga to Kohli, no run, defends from the crease to backward point

36.3

Malinga to Kohli, 2 runs, goes back into the crease and places the tuck to deep backward square leg

Vishwa Fernando to Kedar Jadhav, no run, short ball. Kedar Jadhav shapes up for the pull before withdrawing away from the line of the ball

32.5

Vishwa Fernando to Kedar Jadhav, no run, slanted across Kedar Jadhav, left alone

32.4

Vishwa Fernando to Kedar Jadhav, no run, on a length and going across Kedar Jadhav, who tries to dab it. Chops on but avoids the stumps. Keeper collects to his right

32.3

Vishwa Fernando to Kohli, 1 run, the slower one around. Meets the same fate - run down to third man

32.2

Vishwa Fernando to Kedar Jadhav, 1 run, dabs! In the air for a while but falls well before the man at third man

32.1

Vishwa Fernando to Kohli, 1 run, Kohli plays the angle going across him and dabs to third man

Vishwa Fernando [5.0-0-33-1] is back into the attack

31.6

Pushpakumara to Kedar Jadhav, FOUR, he cannot just stop playing shots. Slogs after getting across; hits in the air as well but deep mid-wicket is almost unmanned. Picks up a four to his relief

31.5

Pushpakumara to Kedar Jadhav, no run, gets across on the front foot and defends

31.4

Pushpakumara to Kedar Jadhav, no run, now tries to cut outside off, fails

31.3

Pushpakumara to Kedar Jadhav, 2 runs, played the field there. Not off the meat of the blade but gets two because the fielder is in the ring at mid-wicket. Was hurried a bit on the short ball and hit in the air off the splice of the willow

31.2

Pushpakumara to Kedar Jadhav, no run, goes back and whips to the left of mid-wicket

31.1

Pushpakumara to Kedar Jadhav, no run, floats on the stumps. Kedar Jadhav defends

30.6

Dananjaya to Kohli, no run, full ball. Tries to sweep and is hit on the front leg. Slight appeal from Dananjaya but the ball was always going down leg

30.5

Dananjaya to Kohli, 2 runs, off the back foot again. Plays the length and works through square leg

30.4

Dananjaya to Kohli, no run, flatter and quicker outside off. Tries to cut and is beaten outside off. Tried to go too hard on the shot there

30.3

Dananjaya to Kohli, 2 runs, deep mid-wicket gets around in the deep to save a few runs but not before Kohli had added two after wristing the flick all along the ground

30.2

Dananjaya to Kedar Jadhav, 3 runs, this is a straight one outside off. Kedar Jadhav waits and dabs past short third man. Good work near the fence by the fielder, foots it back into play to save one

30.1

Dananjaya to Kedar Jadhav, 2 runs, big turn for Dananjaya. Kedar Jadhav plays that off the back foot, guiding it past backward point for a brace

29.6

Pushpakumara to Kohli, no run, slices the drive a bit, can only go as far as point

29.5

Pushpakumara to Kohli, no run, prods forward and a bit across, wrists back to Pushpakumara

29.4

Pushpakumara to Kohli, no run, goes back and punches to the right of the bowler

29.3

Pushpakumara to Kohli, no run, leans forward and defends with ease

29.2

Pushpakumara to Kedar Jadhav, 1 run, fuller. Pushed into covers for a single

29.1

Pushpakumara to Kedar Jadhav, no run, flat! Defends from the crease

28.6

Dananjaya to Kedar Jadhav, 3 runs, read the turn well this time and helped with a tickle through fine leg. Malinga's old legs and Kedar Jadhav's fresh mean India get three there

28.5

Dananjaya to Kedar Jadhav, no run, missed out! Was too full outside off. Kedar Jadhav drove but found short extra cover

There is a slip as well

28.4

Dananjaya to Kedar Jadhav, no run, goes back and tucks to FSL

28.3

Dananjaya to Kohli, 1 run, shorter ball. Punched down to long-on

28.2

Dananjaya to Kedar Jadhav, 1 run, not where he intended. Certainly not how he intended but Kedar Jadhav is still there. Went back to pull a short ball, miscued in the air but could not find long-on

28.1

Dananjaya to Kohli, 1 run, flatter ball. Kohli tucks off the back foot to mid-wicket

Akila Dananjaya [6.0-0-24-0] is back into the attack

27.6

Pushpakumara to Kedar Jadhav, no run, keeps a bit low on off but Kedar Jadhav has it covered. Punches to short cover off the back foot

27.5

Pushpakumara to Kedar Jadhav, no run, blocked back to the bowler, once again

27.4

Pushpakumara to Kedar Jadhav, no run, goes back seeing the length. Happy to play the waiting game

27.3

Pushpakumara to Kedar Jadhav, no run, slower through the air. Respected into the pitch

27.2

Pushpakumara to Kedar Jadhav, no run, lets it turn and defends to point

27.1

Pushpakumara to Kohli, 1 run, floated. Driven down to long-off

26.6

Wanidu Hasaranga to Kedar Jadhav, FOUR, he's played that fine. Waits in the crease and lets the ball do whatevern Wanidu Hasaranga intended it to. Late-cuts past short third man to pick up his first four

26.5

Wanidu Hasaranga to Kedar Jadhav, 2 runs, taps to point and Kohli wants a single. Cannot deny that. Can he? The throw comes at the wrong end - striker's end - and there is no one backing up as well. Extra ensues

26.4

Wanidu Hasaranga to Kedar Jadhav, no run, takes on the full and sweeps to backward square leg

26.3

Wanidu Hasaranga to Kedar Jadhav, no run, goes back. Luckily the ball does not turn. Defends back to Hasaranga

Wanidu Hasaranga to Kohli, 1 run, pushed through extra cover for a single

25.6

Pushpakumara to Kedar Jadhav, no run, not sure he read the turn. But manages it in the end. Went back to defend the away-turner into the wicket

25.5

Pushpakumara to Kohli, 1 run, airs around off. Eased down to long-off

25.4

Pushpakumara to Kedar Jadhav, 1 run, waits on the front foot and taps to cover

25.3

Pushpakumara to Kedar Jadhav, 2 runs, lap sweeps to fine leg to get off the mark

25.2

Pushpakumara to Kedar Jadhav, no run, tossed up ball. Blocks off the front foot

Kedar Jadhav, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Oh, this partnership which just ended had reached 99 before Pandey fancied his luck

25.1

Pushpakumara to M Pandey, out Caught by Tharanga!! That's the end of Pandey. A wild slog that did not come off at all. Just skied off the top edge to the man at mid-wicket. This is a manual on how to throw an opportunity. Team needed a touch more than 100, captain at the other end. All set for an easy win and he decides to do the unusual. No one wants to settle in the middle order. M Pandey c Tharanga b Pushpakumara 36(53) [4s-2]

Pushpakumara to M Pandey, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

24.6

Wanidu Hasaranga to M Pandey, 1 run, pushed away to long-off

24.5

Wanidu Hasaranga to M Pandey, no run, and this almost goes through him. Quicker googly, Pandey didn't read that, stayed back, but managed to defend

24.4

Wanidu Hasaranga to M Pandey, 2 runs, in the airrr, but mid-on is vacant. The googly from Wanidu Hasaranga, Pandey wanted to drive hard through cover, but the fact that this ball spun the opposite way meant it took the inside half and flew into the on-side

24.3

Wanidu Hasaranga to Kohli, 1 run, very full and outside off stump, Kohli drives it to deep extra-cover

24.2

Wanidu Hasaranga to Kohli, no run, oh the straighter one, Kohli was caught on the back foot, almost through his defence, managed to bring his bat down in time to keep it out

Pushpakumara to Kohli, 1 run, shortish delivery on the stumps, Kohli punches it to long-on

23.5

Pushpakumara to M Pandey, 1 run, goes back and nudges it to long-on

23.4

Pushpakumara to M Pandey, no run, slower through the air and on the stumps, Pandey blocks

23.3

Pushpakumara to M Pandey, no run, covers the line and defends into the off-side

23.2

Pushpakumara to M Pandey, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Pandey defends

23.1

Pushpakumara to M Pandey, no run, beaten, the keeper knocks the stumps off, but Pandey's back foot is just inside the crease. Slower through the air, Pandey wanted to drive, but the turn foxed him

22.6

Siriwardana to Kohli, FOUR, looks like it was a plan from Kohli to target the new bowler. 14 runs off it and the momentum is well and truly with India. Siriwardana tosses this up full and outside off stump, Kohli goes hard on the cover-drive, gets a thickish edge that flies through point. Looked like he opened the bat face at the last moment too

22.5

Siriwardana to Kohli, no run, slower through the air and close to the off stump, Kohli defends off the front foot

22.4

Siriwardana to Kohli, 2 runs, worked away through mid-wicket, quick enough to return for two

22.3

Siriwardana to Kohli, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Kohli leans forward and defends off the front foot

22.2

Siriwardana to Kohli, FOUR, and this is thrashed with that lovely bottom hand of his. Yet another short delivery on the stumps, Kohli waits and thumps the pull short through through mid-wicket

22.1

Siriwardana to Kohli, FOUR, 45th ODI fifty for Kohli and he gets a gift from the bowler. Short and on the stumps, bad ball, Kohli rocks back and flat-bats the pull through mid-on, there is a man in the deep but he can't cut it off. Gentle raise of the bat from the captain to acknowledge the applause

Milinda Siriwardana, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

21.6

Pushpakumara to M Pandey, no run, defended into the off-side

21.5

Pushpakumara to M Pandey, 2 runs, there's the inside edge from Pandey as he looks to defend, the ball didn't turn because it was the slider, lucky that it missed the sticks and rolled to fine leg

21.4

Pushpakumara to Kohli, 1 run, that's a tough throw for the keeper, came very close to the stumps, he stayed low and disturbed the bails quickly, but Pandey raced across like a rocket and dived full length to save his wicket. Kohli pushed that towards cover and looked at his partner, who also wanted quick single

Run-out check sent upstairs. Pandey dives and that may have saved him. He's safe.

21.3

Pushpakumara to Kohli, no run, fullish and outside off stump, pushes it to the right of short cover, who dives and stops the ball

21.2

Pushpakumara to Kohli, no run, short and outside off stump, Kohli cuts it to backward point

Dananjaya to M Pandey, 1 run, fullish and on the stumps, driven to mid-off and he'll keep strike

Change of angle, round the wicket now

20.5

Dananjaya to M Pandey, no run, yet another short ball and Dananjaya is very lucky that Pandey pulled this straight to backward square leg

20.4

Dananjaya to M Pandey, no run, more like it, nice and full from Dananjaya, Pandey leans forward and defends

Dananjaya has to draw the batsman forward

20.3

Dananjaya to Kohli, 1 run, short in length and that allows Kohli to flick off the back foot to deep mid-wicket

20.2

Dananjaya to M Pandey, 1 run, driven along the ground to long-on

20.1

Dananjaya to Kohli, 1 run, goes deep in the crease and glances it to fine leg

19.6

Pushpakumara to M Pandey, no run, driven to cover, where the fielder moves to his left and collects the ball

19.5

Pushpakumara to M Pandey, FOUR, use of the feet and he takes it on the full, flicked away nicely through mid-wicket and there is no protection in the deep

19.4

Pushpakumara to M Pandey, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Pandey drives it to cover

19.3

Pushpakumara to Kohli, 1 run, shortish and on the stumps, Kohli pulls it to long-on

19.2

Pushpakumara to M Pandey, 1 run, the keeper seems to be unhappy that the bowler bowled a short ball on the leg stump with no protection at square leg, nudged for an easy run

19.1

Pushpakumara to Kohli, 1 run, flatter delivery on the stumps, pushed off the back foot to long-on

18.6

Dananjaya to M Pandey, no run, turning back in, Pandey backs away and defends into the off-side

18.5

Dananjaya to M Pandey, no run, allows the ball to spin back in and nudges to short mid-wicket

18.4

Dananjaya to Kohli, 3 runs, the googly from Dananjaya, Kohli hangs back and runs it past the man at slip, swift enough for the third run. Dickwella tries to do a Dhoni, by collecting the ball and trying to flick it onto the stumps. However, had that not been stopped by the incoming Pandey, who was already home, India could have got an extra run

18.3

Dananjaya to Kohli, no run, stays back in his crease and works this flighted delivery to square leg

18.2

Dananjaya to Kohli, no run, shortish and on the off stump, Kohli looked surprised by the lack of carry from the pitch, managed to push it back to the bowler

Dananjaya chats with Tharanga

18.1

Dananjaya to Kohli, 2 runs, leggie just outside off stump, Kohli leans forward and drives through cover for a couple of runs

17.6

Pushpakumara to M Pandey, no run, aah! Pandey is not reading Pushpakumara very well, he plays for turn, but this is a slider that takes the inside edge and hits the pad

17.5

Pushpakumara to M Pandey, no run, Pandey plays early again, gets hit on the arm. He wanted the sweep, missed, luckily it was bouncing too much to take LBW out of the equation

17.4

Pushpakumara to Kohli, 1 run, on the stumps, worked away to fine leg

17.3

Pushpakumara to Kohli, FOUR, this is excellent batting from the captain. Realised very late that the ball had a lot more pace than normal, there is no one at third man, so he stayed back, opened the bat face at the last moment to guide it away for four

17.2

Pushpakumara to M Pandey, 1 run, beaten in the flight, Pandey played a little early at this flighted delivery as he tried to drive, the ball rolled wide of the man at cover

Pushpakumara is bowling from round the wicket with a slip in place

17.1

Pushpakumara to M Pandey, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Pandey defends

Malinda Pushpakumara, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

Drinks time in Colombo. Sri Lanka need early wickets. Dananjaya managed to trouble Kohli in the over before the break. They need him to get breakthroughs. All India need to do is to play the ball on merit.

16.6

Dananjaya to Kohli, 2 runs, cut away past backward point, the fielder in the deep cuts it off

16.5

Dananjaya to Kohli, no run, oh sharp turn again and Kohli is not picking Dananjaya that well. Manages to camp back and flick to square leg

16.4

Dananjaya to Kohli, no run, googly and on the stumps, Kohli leans forward and defends

16.3

Dananjaya to Kohli, no run, beaten, oh what a ball. Kohli didn't read the leg-spinner, wanted to defend, the ball spun sharply and almost took the outside edge

16.2

Dananjaya to M Pandey, 1 run, turning down the leg-side, Pandey works it away to square leg

16.1

Dananjaya to M Pandey, no run, slogged to short mid-wicket, low full toss outside off stump, Pandey hits it straight to the fielder

15.6

Mathews to M Pandey, 1 run, fifty partnership is raised with this guide to third man

15.5

Mathews to M Pandey, 2 runs, that's sloppy from Slinga at mid-on, he tried to have a shy at the bowler's end as Pandey wanted a quick single, tried to pick the ball up in one motion and throw but fumbled, allowing them to take an extra run

15.4

Mathews to Kohli, 1 run, leading edge but safe. Mathews is offering no pace, Kohli wanted to flick, got a leading edge that popped to the left of short mid-wicket

15.3

Mathews to Kohli, no run, another slower ball from the bowler, Kohli camps back and defends with soft hands

15.2

Mathews to Kohli, no run, the change of pace from Mathews, Kohli leans forward and punches to cover

15.1

Mathews to M Pandey, 1 run, Pandey drives hard into the ground and the ball bounces over backward point

14.6

Dananjaya to Kohli, no run, flicks it with the turn to mid-wicket

14.5

Dananjaya to Kohli, no run, closes the bat-face early, the ball didn't turn much either, and the leading edge rolls back to the bowler. It was slightly uppish for a while

14.4

Dananjaya to Kohli, no run, punches off the back foot to short mid-wicket

14.3

Dananjaya to M Pandey, 1 run, reaches out and pushes to long-on

14.2

Dananjaya to Kohli, 1 run, played down to long-on

14.1

Dananjaya to Kohli, 2 runs, goes right back at the stumps to counter the turn, but can only eke out a thick inside edge. It rolls away finer than Kohli wanted, easy two

13.6

Mathews to Kohli, 1 run, pitched up around, flicked to the right of mid-on where Malinga tediously stops the ball

13.5

Mathews to Kohli, no run, good length ball around off, compactly defended

Malinga to M Pandey, no run, back of a length just outside off, blocked to cover

8.3

Malinga to M Pandey, FOUR, back of a length delivery which is dismissed past mid-on by Pandey. Stand and deliver. He just swats it down the ground, beating the fielder's dive

8.2

Malinga to M Pandey, no run, fullish ball just outside off, Pandey defends to short cover

8.1

Malinga to M Pandey, no run, back of a length just outside off, blocked

7.6

Vishwa Fernando to M Pandey, 1 run, pushes a single to mid-off

7.5

Vishwa Fernando to M Pandey, leg byes, FOUR, that will run away. Wrong line from Fernando, and despite Pandey missing his glance, it runs away off the thigh pad

7.4

Vishwa Fernando to M Pandey, no run, left alone outside off

Manish Pandey, right handed bat, comes to the crease

7.3

Vishwa Fernando to Rohit, out Caught by Pushpakumara!! Rohit has been caught brilliantly, but they're checking the no-ball. And it's very close. Touch and go. As it is with these situations, the benefit of doubt goes to the bowler, and Rohit will have to go. Really strange shot. A shot of a player whose team is 4-0 up in the series already, and whose own form has been brilliant and so the confidence is there. He bends across, trying to scoop the ball from outside off over short fine leg. And he wasn't too far from doing so, but Pushpakumara leapt for the ball and stretched himself as far as he could to snatch it overhead. Tremendous catch. Rohit c Pushpakumara b Vishwa Fernando 16(20) [4s-1]

Vishwa Fernando to Rohit, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

7.2

Vishwa Fernando to Rohit, no run, back of a length just outside off, patted to cover-point

7.1

Vishwa Fernando to Kohli, 1 run, back of a length on leg, carefully tucked backward of square

6.6

Malinga to Rohit, no run, bumper at 134kph, Rohit gets under it

6.5

Malinga to Kohli, 1 run, good length ball outside off, steered down to third man

6.4

Malinga to Kohli, no run, pitched up just outside off, punches to mid-off. It came right off the toe-end, hence no timing

6.3

Malinga to Kohli, 2 runs, gets on top of the bounce and punches it through extra-cover

6.2

Malinga to Kohli, no run, good length delivery outside off, left alone

6.1

Malinga to Rohit, 1 run, slower ball on middle, works it through mid-wicket

5.6

Vishwa Fernando to Rohit, 1 run, rash shot from Rohit, but he's safe. He tries to pull a ball off the front foot, but since it wasn't short enough, he couldn't assess the bounce accurately and sent a top-edge flying in the direction of third man. Bounces well short of the fielder

5.5

Vishwa Fernando to Rohit, 2 runs, good length on leg, glanced down fine. Excellent effort from Pushpakumara, running around from fine leg and putting in the dive to stop the ball

5.4

Vishwa Fernando to Rohit, no run, left alone outside off

5.3

Vishwa Fernando to Kohli, 1 run, full and swinging in on middle and leg, flicked down to fine leg

5.2

Vishwa Fernando to Kohli, 2 runs, full ball angling across off, Kohli squirts it off a thick outside edge through the cover-point region

5.1

Vishwa Fernando to Kohli, no run, back of a length on off, blocked

5.1

Vishwa Fernando to Kohli, wide, down the leg-side, wided

4.6

Malinga to Rohit, no run, pushed into the covers

4.5

Malinga to Rohit, no run, cracking delivery. It beats Rohit on the outside edge, or so it seems. Huge appeal from the keeper, but it's turned down. It kicked up from a good length just outside off, drew Rohit in the defence but left him just a wee bit

Virat Kohli, right handed bat, comes to the crease

4.4

Malinga to Rahane, out Caught by Munaweera!! Superb short ball from Malinga, it gets big on Rahane and he's in no control of the pull whatsoever. The top-edge flies to fine leg where Munaweera juggles with the ball before grabbing it on the third attempt. Good thing that he held on, Sri Lanka needed the early wicket. Rahane c Munaweera b Malinga 5(17)

Malinga to Rahane, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

4.3

Malinga to Rohit, 1 run, floaty slower ball on middle and leg, works it through square leg for one

4.2

Malinga to Rahane, 1 run, curling away from a full length just outside off, Rahane checks his push wide of mid-off

4.1

Malinga to Rahane, no run, short and wide, Rahane flashes a cut and misses

3.6

Vishwa Fernando to Rohit, no run, good length ball wide of off, left alone

3.5

Vishwa Fernando to Rohit, FOUR, awful delivery. A freebie down leg, and all Rohit has to do is get just a little tickle on it. He does more than that, flicking it away fine for four

3.4

Vishwa Fernando to Rohit, 2 runs, on the pads this time, flicked away through mid-wicket for two

3.3

Vishwa Fernando to Rohit, no run, lazy shot from Rohit, flashing a drive on the up to a ball which is leaving him with the angle. No feet. It beats him on the outside edge

3.2

Vishwa Fernando to Rahane, 1 run, slight misjudgement in line from Rahane, cutting a ball from close to off-stump. But he is able to chop it down to third man

3.1

Vishwa Fernando to Rohit, 1 run, works it in front of square leg, good call from Rahane for the single

2.6

Malinga to Rahane, no run, good length ball around off, clipped to short mid-wicket

2.5

Malinga to Rahane, no run, slower ball as Malinga cuts his fingers across the side of the ball, Rahane picks it early and defends

2.4

Malinga to Rahane, no run, back of a length delivery at the stumps, turned to short mid-wicket

2.3

Malinga to Rahane, no run, good length ball outside off, defended to point

2.2

Malinga to Rahane, no run, good length ball swinging away from off, Rahane doesn't commit early. Plays as late as possible and defends it right under his eyes

2.1

Malinga to Rahane, no run, curling away from a good length outside off, produces a loose shot from Rahane. He goes flirting with the ball away from the body, and is beaten on the edge

1.6

Vishwa Fernando to Rahane, 1 run, he's just patted that into the cover-point region but the timing is pretty good

1.5

Vishwa Fernando to Rohit, 1 run, tight single, but they make it easily in the end. Good length ball on off, Rohit defends softly into the off-side. Fernando ran right across Rahane to get to the ball and caused him to stutter, but he gets there safely

1.4

Vishwa Fernando to Rohit, no run, angling away on a full length outside off, left alone

Vishwa Fernando to Rahane, no run, steers it with the angle to cover-point

1.1

Vishwa Fernando to Rahane, no run, nice shape for Fernando first ball. He swings it back in from a good length. Rahane was eyeing the extra-cover region, wanting to punch the ball away, but the movement foiled his efforts and he manages a thick inside edge back down the pitch

Vishwa Fernando, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

0.6

Malinga to Rahane, 1 run, good length on leg, clips it through mid-wicket

0.5

Malinga to Rahane, no run, umpire Wilson takes a long time to ponder over Sri Lanka's LBW appeal. Then he tilts his head to the right, indicating the ball was going down leg. Sri Lanka don't agree. They review. This is pretty close, but Rahane will survive on umpire's call. He played right across a full one from Malinga and missed the ball. Lucky to be still there. On another day, he could have easily been given out on the field

0.4

Malinga to Rahane, no run, back of a length just outside off, pats it to point

First look at Rahane this series

0.3

Malinga to Rohit, 1 run, nudges the ball from off-stump in front of mid-on

0.2

Malinga to Rohit, no run, back of a length around off, blocked from the crease. Just a hint of outswing

0.1

Malinga to Rohit, 2 runs, finds the gap straightaway. Shortish outside off, Rohit cuts through point for two. The ball slowed up on the outfield, probably due to the rain earlier

Rohit and Rahane are at the crease. Rohit is on strike. Malinga will open the attack

Welcome back. The first thing Sri Lanka have to do in this innings is to get rid of Rohit Sharma early to give themselves a chance. Here he is facing Malinga. Two slips in place.

Bhuvneshwar got his fill today, compensating for the barren run in the series. Bumrah was fantastic yet again, and the spinners did their jobs too. So a whitewash doesn't seem too far away, unless Sri Lanka can somehow pull out something special. Be back for the chase..

18:35 Local Time, 13:05 GMT, 18:35 IST: Another dramatic collapse from Sri Lanka, losing their last 7 wickets for 53 runs. The partnership between Mathews and Thirimanne - Sri Lanka's highest in the series - had done a decent job of rebuilding the innings from 63/3, but the late acceleration which was so desperately needed, never arrived. Instead, what we got was a middle and lower-order exodus, the kind which we've been used to seeing on this tour. It could be a fair argument that both Mathews and Thirimanne took too much time for their fifties. Having done so, one of them should have at least kicked on and stayed till the end. But their dismissals close to each other put too much pressure on the rest.

49.4

Bhuvneshwar to Malinga, out Caught by (sub)Rahul!! It's been slogged straight to Rahul at deep mid-wicket. He didn't have a single wicket in the series before today, and now Bhuvi has a five-for. Sri Lanka bowled out for 238. Malinga c (sub)Rahul b Bhuvneshwar 2(4)

Bhuvneshwar to Siriwardana, out Caught by SN Thakur!! Another one off a full toss. Slanted in on middle and leg, Siriwardana whips the ball straight towards deep mid-wicket. Thakur runs in and takes the catch this time. Would be a relieved man. Siriwardana c SN Thakur b Bhuvneshwar 18(13) [4s-1 6s-1]

Bhuvneshwar to Siriwardana, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

47.1

Bhuvneshwar to Siriwardana, no run

STAT: 15 wickets by Jasprit Bumrah is the most by a pacer in a five-match bilateral ODI series. PRE: 14 by Clint McKay vs Pak in Aus, 2010. Andre Adams also had 14 scalps from four ODIs (out of a possible seven) against India in NZ in 2002.

46.6

Bumrah to Vishwa Fernando, no run, short of length outside off, left alone

Vishwa Fernando, right handed bat, comes to the crease

46.5

Bumrah to Pushpakumara, out Bowled!! Pushpakumara charges at Bumrah, and unlike most bowlers who prefer to bang it in short, Bumrah just bowls a pretty high full-bunger and cleans him up. The umpires go upstairs to check for the legality of the delivery, and he's just about fine on both accounts - front foot as well as the height. He surprised Pushpakumara there and rattled the middle and off stump. Pushpakumara b Bumrah 8(8) [6s-1]

Bumrah to Pushpakumara, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!

46.4

Bumrah to Pushpakumara, no run, gets hit on the arm! That was quick. The ball came onto Pushpakumara much quicker than he expected and he was way too late on the pull

46.3

Bumrah to Pushpakumara, no run, mistimes the ball to short mid-wicket

46.2

Bumrah to Pushpakumara, no run, skiddy full ball, drilled to the right of short extra-cover, Kohli dives and stops

46.1

Bumrah to Pushpakumara, SIX, oh dear, it's not only been put down by Thakur, he has also palmed it for six. Slower ball from Bumrah, Pushpakumara swings it hard towards deep mid-wicket. He got it towards the bottom of the bat, but it still goes a fair distance. Thakur though, had settled under it a couple of yards inside the boundary, and should have taken it

Jasprit Bumrah [8.0-0-36-1] is back into the attack

45.6

Bhuvneshwar to Siriwardana, SIX, he has mowed that over cow corner, brilliant strike! Picked the bones out of that slower ball. Waited on it nicely and fetched it from outside off

45.5

Bhuvneshwar to Pushpakumara, 1 run, slower ball on off, Pushpakumara defends in front of short cover and then has to sprint across with Kuldeep charging in. Makes it with a dive

Bhuvneshwar to Siriwardana, 1 run, back of a length outside off, punched to sweeper cover

45.3

Bhuvneshwar to Pushpakumara, 1 run, opens the bat-face on impact and angles the full ball to third man

45.2

Bhuvneshwar to Pushpakumara, no run, back of a length at the stumps, blocked to short cover

45.1

Bhuvneshwar to Siriwardana, 1 run, cut away to deep point

Bhuvneshwar Kumar [7.0-0-25-3] is back into the attack

Malinda Pushpakumara, right handed bat, comes to the crease

44.6

Chahal to Dananjaya, out Stumped!! What lovely bowling. Dananjaya gives Chahal the charge here, but instead of bowling it flatter, Chahal tosses it up even further. It's a googly, this. Dananjaya might have even picked it which is why he left a huge gap between bat and pad, anticipating the ball to turn away. But the ball doesn't turn too much, it just slides through the gate. Dhoni does the rest. 100th stumping for the Indian keeper. Dananjaya st Dhoni b Chahal 4(9)

Chahal to Dananjaya, THAT'S OUT!! Stumped!!

44.5

Chahal to Siriwardana, 1 run, Chahal shortens his length as Siriwardana dances out, the latter adapts well and clips it behind square

44.4

Chahal to Dananjaya, 1 run, flighted delivery which is overpitched, Dananjaya drills it to long-off

44.3

Chahal to Dananjaya, no run, dabs it towards backward point, no run there

44.2

Chahal to Siriwardana, 1 run, eyes the extra-cover region, wanting to chip the ball against the turn. Not a very calculative shot. It grips sharply and takes a thick inside edge towards long-on

44.1

Chahal to Dananjaya, 1 run, flighted delivery turning in from round the wicket, Dananjaya reaches out for it and nurdles it behind square

43.6

Kuldeep Yadav to Dananjaya, 1 run, dances down to the pitch of the ball and drives to long-off

43.5

Kuldeep Yadav to Dananjaya, no run, the googly is on the shorter side and Dananjaya cuts it to point

43.4

Kuldeep Yadav to Dananjaya, no run, driven to cover

43.3

Kuldeep Yadav to Dananjaya, no run, tossed up on off, defended into the off-side

43.2

Kuldeep Yadav to Siriwardana, 1 run, gets down on one knee for the slog-sweep to deep mid-wicket

43.1

Kuldeep Yadav to Dananjaya, 1 run, pushed down to long-on

Akila Dananjaya, left handed bat, comes to the crease

42.6

Chahal to Wanidu Hasaranga, out Wanidu Hasaranga Run Out!! What were they thinking? Mindless running. The ball had barely got away from Dhoni, but the batsmen still decide to run across. Hasaranga ends up being yards short. Short ball turning away outside off, Hasaranga under-edges his cut shot onto Dhoni's thigh, and is then called across by his partner despite the ricochet not going too far. Good accurate throw back to the bowler who just had to ensure that he keeps his cool. Wanidu Hasaranga run out (Dhoni/Chahal) 9(9) [4s-1]

Chahal to Wanidu Hasaranga, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!

42.5

Chahal to Siriwardana, 1 run, softly defended into the backward point region

42.4

Chahal to Wanidu Hasaranga, 1 run, plenty of air on the leg-break outside off. He's bowled this so smartly, making Hasaranga reach out on the drive while getting the ball to drop on him. It's been hit uppishly, in no control, but drops short of sweeper cover

42.3

Chahal to Siriwardana, 1 run, dabs it softly to the right of short third man

42.2

Chahal to Wanidu Hasaranga, 1 run, on the shorter side, Hasaranga slaps the pull to deep mid-wicket. Sri Lanka crawling when they should be surging

42.1

Chahal to Wanidu Hasaranga, no run, backs away and punches off his stumps to extra-cover

Kuldeep Yadav to Wanidu Hasaranga, no run, gets cramped while trying to cut, mistimes it to backward point

41.4

Kuldeep Yadav to Wanidu Hasaranga, 2 runs, grounds his back knee and sweeps hard through backward square. He's hit it in the gap and will collect a brace

Now a slip comes in

41.3

Kuldeep Yadav to Wanidu Hasaranga, FOUR, doesn't pick the googly, but he does pick a boundary. A very fortuitous outside edge, runs away through the vacant slip region

41.2

Kuldeep Yadav to Wanidu Hasaranga, no run, loopy delivery, turns back in from a length just outside off, the ball pops up off Hasaranga's arm as he tries to sweep and Dhoni takes the catch. Not out

Wanidu Hasaranga, right handed bat, comes to the crease

41.1

Kuldeep Yadav to Mathews, out Caught by Dhoni!! This is not very smart batting from Mathews. Kuldeep is someone who barely provides any pace on the ball, but the former Lankan captain is still trying to scoop him fine. All he does is scoop a simple catch to Dhoni. What a soft dismissal, and it's someone who Sri Lanka had pinned their hopes on for a late acceleration. Mathews c Dhoni b Kuldeep Yadav 55(98) [4s-4]

Kuldeep Yadav to Mathews, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

Kuldeep Yadav [8.0-0-30-0] is back into the attack

40.6

Bhuvneshwar to Siriwardana, FOUR, flat-batted drive through extra-cover, and he finds the gap. There was no flourish with the bat, and it almost went in slow-motion to the right of Kuldeep Yadav at mid-off. But he gave up pretty early, and was smart to do so

40.5

Bhuvneshwar to Mathews, 1 run, skiddy length ball around off, Mathews works it down to long-on. Not good enough for Sri Lanka

40.4

Bhuvneshwar to Mathews, no run, slower ball at the stumps, turned to mid-wicket. Fourth consecutive dot

40.3

Bhuvneshwar to Mathews, no run, back of a length around off, patted towards point who charges in at the ball. Although he misfielded his one-handed pick-up, he did enough to prevent the single

40.2

Bhuvneshwar to Mathews, no run, cracking yorker at the stumps, Mathews digs it out

40.1

Bhuvneshwar to Mathews, no run, might be called for wide. No, the square leg umpire deems it fine. A slower bouncer, loops over Mathews's head. Should have been a wide in all fairness

39.6

Bumrah to Mathews, 1 run, another slower delivery on the stumps, Mathews gets across and clips it to square leg

39.5

Bumrah to Mathews, no run, off-cutter outside off, Mathews taps it to point

39.4

Bumrah to Mathews, no run, toe-crusher from Bumrah. Mathews manages to dig it out to cover

39.4

Bumrah to Mathews, no ball, yorker goes horribly wrong for Bumrah. Ended up as a high full toss and goes on the bounce to Dhoni. Mathews spots the danger and quickly ducks under it in time. Free-Hit coming up

39.3

Bumrah to Mathews, no run, yorker outside off, Mathews drives it off the toe end to cover

39.2

Bumrah to Siriwardana, 1 run, slower delivery on the stumps, Siriwardana drops it to square leg and hares for a quick single

39.1

Bumrah to Mathews, 1 run, punched off the back foot and punches it to sweeper cover

38.6

Bhuvneshwar to Siriwardana, no run, Bhuvneshwar Kumar greets Siriwardana with a short delivery. Ducks under and lets it sail over

Milinda Siriwardana, left handed bat, comes to the crease

38.5

Bhuvneshwar to Thirimanne, out Bowled!! Bhuvneshwar Kumar breaks the partnership. Didn't take him long to do so in his new spell. He comes round the wicket and cramps Thirimanne for room. He was looking to steer it down to third man. Plays it late and the inside edge crashes into leg-stump. A fine innings from Thirimanne comes to an end. Thirimanne b Bhuvneshwar 67(102) [4s-3 6s-1]

Bhuvneshwar to Thirimanne, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!

38.4

Bhuvneshwar to Thirimanne, 2 runs, Thirimanne finds the fielder in the deep. Picks the slower delivery really well and pulls it to deep mid-wicket. Rohit Sharma gets across and tides it up. Mathews was quick to complete the second run as the throw was at this end

38.3

Bhuvneshwar to Mathews, 1 run, mid-off is fairly deep, so Mathews punches it to the fielder and jogs through for a single

38.2

Bhuvneshwar to Mathews, no run, banged in halfway down the wicket. Mathews ducks underneath

38.1

Bhuvneshwar to Thirimanne, 1 run, Bhuvneshwar Kumar starts with a short delivery angling in at the body. Thirimanne gets in a tangle as he attempts the pull. Comes off the inside half of the bat down to fine leg

Bhuvneshwar Kumar [5.0-0-16-2] is back into the attack

37.6

Bumrah to Thirimanne, 1 run, slower delivery on the stumps, Thirimanne exposes his stumps as he steers it down to third man

37.5

Bumrah to Mathews, 1 run, stays insdie the line of the ball and taps it wide of point

37.4

Bumrah to Mathews, no run, Mathews looks in pain. That must have missed the pad and thigh pad. He hops across his stumps to tuck. The ball came off the inside edge and hits him flesh on the knee area. He walks away to have a breather and composes himself to face the next ball

37.4

Bumrah to Mathews, wide, short delivery down the leg, wide called

37.3

Bumrah to Mathews, no run, that sounded crisp off the bat, but Mathews fails to pick the gap yet again. Misses out on a boundary. He stayed leg-side of the ball and punched it to Kohli at cover

37.2

Bumrah to Thirimanne, 1 run, off-cutter outside off, Thirimanne waits for the ball and steers it down to third man

37.1

Bumrah to Thirimanne, no run, back of a length delivery on the stumps, Thirimanne bunts it to mid-wicket

Jasprit Bumrah [6.0-0-28-1] is back into the attack

36.6

Chahal to Mathews, no run, very full on the stumps, drill it hard but picks cover to perfection

36.5

Chahal to Mathews, no run, pushes it to mid-wicket

36.4

Chahal to Mathews, 2 runs, 'another fine innings from Mathews' says Sunil Gavaskar on air. He whips it wide of long-on and scampers back for a brace. Raises his bat to the crowd and soaks in the applause. No real celebrations from him as he knows there is a lot of work to do still

Kuldeep Yadav to Thirimanne, 2 runs, Thirimanne gets lucky. That came off the top edge and falls to ground. Bumrah at short fine was late to react and lets to ball go without a dive. Infact he fails to get a hand to the ball. Thirimanne gets a leading edge as he attempts a sweep against the turn

35.5

Kuldeep Yadav to Mathews, 1 run, wrong 'un from Kuldeep Yadav. Mathews didn't pick that. Played down the wrong line and the ball rolls off the outside edge towards backward point

35.4

Kuldeep Yadav to Mathews, no run, tries it again. This one spins past the bat. Dhoni moves to his left and collects cleanly

35.3

Kuldeep Yadav to Mathews, no run, Mathews gets inside the line of the ball and helps it to short fine leg

35.2

Kuldeep Yadav to Thirimanne, 1 run, Kuldeep Yadav gets away with a high full toss. Thirimanne knocks it to the off-side for a single

35.1

Kuldeep Yadav to Mathews, 1 run, tossed up delivery on the stumps, driven to the left of Kuldeep Yadav, who fails to bend low and stop a single

34.6

Chahal to Mathews, 1 run, a quick single from Mathews. Drops it infront of point and scampers through to the other. Thirimanne was quick to respond and makes his ground as the throw was aimed at the striker's end. Dhoni back-flicks a wide throw onto the stumps

34.5

Chahal to Mathews, no run, driven towards cover

34.4

Chahal to Mathews, no run, Thirimanne is safe at the other end. Mathews skips down the track and drills it back to Chahal, who bends low and tries to stop the ball. Fails to stop it cleanly and the ball rolls to the stumps

34.3

Chahal to Thirimanne, 1 run, very full from Chahal. Knocked down to long-on

34.2

Chahal to Thirimanne, no run, comes down the track and turns it to mid-wicket

34.1

Chahal to Thirimanne, 2 runs, tries to attack the stumps from round the wicket. Thirimanne gets outside the line of the ball and paddles it fine. They scamper back for a brace before the ball is hunted down

Drinks are on the field now! Sri Lanka have recovered well after another poor start which has been the case this series. These two are well set and will have to stick around for another 10-12 overs for Sri Lanka to post a good total.

33.6

Kuldeep Yadav to Mathews, no run, shortish in length, Mathews covers his stumps and taps it to the on-side

33.5

Kuldeep Yadav to Mathews, no run, tossed up delivery on the stumps, pushed to cover

33.4

Kuldeep Yadav to Thirimanne, 1 run, chips it wide of long-off. Goes on the bounce to the fielder

33.3

Kuldeep Yadav to Thirimanne, no run, umpire wants another look at a run-out chance. Takes it upstairs. Looks like Thirimanne was well in. He dabs it to the off-side and was walking outside the crease. Slip fielder fires at throw at the keeper and Dhoni deflects it to the stumps

33.2

Kuldeep Yadav to Mathews, 1 run, first 100-run stand for Sri Lanka this series. Crowd know the importance of this partnership and they applaud their effort. Mathews whips it off the pads to deep square leg for a single

33.1

Kuldeep Yadav to Mathews, no run, pushed back to Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav [6.0-0-23-0] is back into the attack

32.6

Chahal to Thirimanne, no run, Thirimanne looks to sweep and misses. Wears it on the pad and Chahal was keen on a LBW shout. He has a chat with Dhoni and takes the case upstairs as it wasn't given onfield. Replays show the impact was outside the line and India lose a review

LBW call has been reviewed by India. Looked very close. There is no spike on the UltraEdge. No bat involved, so onto HawkEye now. 'Impact is outside and you can stick to your decision' says, Paul Reiffel

32.5

Chahal to Thirimanne, no run, turns into left-hander. Thirimanne comes down the track and blocks it off the pad

32.4

Chahal to Thirimanne, 2 runs, Thirimanne preempts the reverse sweep. A high full toss from Thirimanne surprises him, yet goes through with the shot and mistimes it to sweeper cover

32.3

Chahal to Mathews, 1 run, flipper from Chahal. Skids on the surfcae and hurries Mathews on the defence. The ball rolls down to short fine leg off the inside edge

32.2

Chahal to Mathews, no run, very full on the stumps, Mathews jams it back to Chahal

32.1

Chahal to Thirimanne, 1 run, Thirimanne gets inside the line of the ball and nurdles it to short fine leg

This is the highest stand of the series for any wkt for SLPrevious highest: 91 b/w Kapugedara & Siriwardena for the 6th wkt in the second ODI

31.6

Kedar Jadhav to Thirimanne, 1 run, a single to end to over. Driven towards sweeper cover

31.5

Kedar Jadhav to Mathews, 1 run, makes room and cuts it wide of point

31.4

Kedar Jadhav to Mathews, FOUR, full toss on the stumps, Mathews advances down the track splits the gap in the deep with a wristy whip. No chance for long-on to get across

31.3

Kedar Jadhav to Thirimanne, 1 run, 18th ODI fifty for Thirimanne. A slow innings from him, but Sri Lanka won't mind that. This is driven along the ground to sweeper cover and gets to the milestone. Sri Lankan dressing room is up on its feet to applaud Thirimanne's knock

31.2

Kedar Jadhav to Thirimanne, no run, presses forward and blocks it to the off-side

31.1

Kedar Jadhav to Thirimanne, no run, Thirimanne drags it to mid-wicket off the inside edge

30.6

Chahal to Thirimanne, 1 run, width on offer outside off, Thirimanne helps himself with a single to sweeper cover

30.5

Chahal to Thirimanne, no run, turns into the left-hander. Thirimanne plays outside the line of the ball and wears it high on the back leg. A muted appeal for LBW has been turned down by the umpire

30.4

Chahal to Thirimanne, no run, plays it with the turn and clips it to backward square leg

30.3

Chahal to Mathews, 1 run, Chahal drags his length on the shorter side. Mathews jumps on the back foot and cuts it to sweeper cover. Crowd find some voice as Sri Lanka get to 150

30.2

Chahal to Mathews, no run, well tossed up leg-break on middle. Mathews covers his stumps and blocks it

30.1

Chahal to Thirimanne, 1 run, Thirimanne looks to dab against the spin. Squirts it down to short third man off the inside edge

Yuzvendra Chahal [4.0-0-13-0] is back into the attack

29.6

Kedar Jadhav to Thirimanne, 1 run, goes back and cuts this flatter delivery to point

29.5

Kedar Jadhav to Thirimanne, no run, shortish and on the stumps, Thirimanne mistimes the pull to mid-wicket

29.4

Kedar Jadhav to Mathews, 1 run, very full and on the stumps, driven to long-on

29.4

Kedar Jadhav to Mathews, wide, down the leg-side

29.3

Kedar Jadhav to Mathews, no run, full and on the stumps, Mathews works it to mid-wicket

29.2

Kedar Jadhav to Mathews, no run, shortish and outside off stump, Mathews punches it to cover off the back foot

29.1

Kedar Jadhav to Mathews, no run, flicked to mid-wicket, another mix-up between the duo, Thirimanne yet again tries a non-existent run, rightly sent back

Kedar Jadhav [2.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack

28.6

Bumrah to Thirimanne, no run, allows the slower ball to come and then dabs to backward point

28.5

Bumrah to Thirimanne, no run, yorker outside off stump, Thirimanne digs it out

28.4

Bumrah to Mathews, 1 run, very full and on the stumps, Mathews flicks it to deep square leg

28.3

Bumrah to Mathews, 2 runs, cut away off the back foot past backward point

28.2

Bumrah to Mathews, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Mathews defends towards cover

28.1

Bumrah to Mathews, no run, slower delivery outside off stump, Mathews defends to point

27.6

Chahal to Thirimanne, no run, on the stumps, Thirimanne works it into the on-side

27.5

Chahal to Thirimanne, SIX, that is in the air, high in the air, long-on jumps and it just escapes him. Flighted delivery on the stumps, Thirimanne steps out and lofts the ball down the ground for a maximum that just cleared the fence

27.4

Chahal to Thirimanne, leg byes, 2 runs, the reverse sweep missed again, this time he's hit on the pad, impact just outside off stump

27.3

Chahal to Thirimanne, no run, oh Thirimanne is looking to play some shots. Jumps out of the crease and tries to push, the ball turns extra and takes the inside half of the bat

27.2

Chahal to Thirimanne, no run, appeal for a catch, not given and they don't review. Dhoni just smiles and throws the ball to the fielder, suggesting there was no edge. Thirimanne wanted to play the reverse sweep, missed and the ball lobbed off the arm guard

27.1

Chahal to Thirimanne, no run, round the wicket, flighted delivery on the stumps, Thirimanne flicks it to mid-wicket

26.6

Bumrah to Mathews, no run, respects the slower ball with a back foot defence

26.5

Bumrah to Mathews, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Mathews defends to mid-wicket

26.4

Bumrah to Thirimanne, 1 run, slower delivery outside off stump, Thirimanne runs it down to third man

26.3

Bumrah to Thirimanne, no run, gently blocked into the on-side

26.2

Bumrah to Thirimanne, no run, slower delivery just outside off stump, Thirimanne defends to point

26.1

Bumrah to Thirimanne, no run, very full and outside off stump, Thirimanne drives it to mid-off

Jasprit Bumrah [4.0-0-24-1] is back into the attack

25.6

Chahal to Thirimanne, 1 run, defended to the left of point for an easy run

25.5

Chahal to Mathews, 1 run, very full and outside off stump, Mathews drives hard, not from the middle of the bat, rolls past the diving Chahal to long-off

25.4

Chahal to Mathews, no run, pushed into the off-side

25.3

Chahal to Mathews, no run, bit of hesitation between the batsmen, but they don't take the run. Mathews defended this leggie with soft hands to point, thought about the run but decided against it

25.2

Chahal to Thirimanne, 1 run, slower through the air and wide outside off stump, Thirimanne takes a step forward and squeezes it out through cover-point

25.1

Chahal to Thirimanne, no run, Thirimanne advances and looks to drive, gets a thick outside edge that rolls to backward point

24.6

SN Thakur to Mathews, no run, on the off stump, Mathews knocks it to mid-wicket

24.5

SN Thakur to Mathews, no run, short of length delivery from Thakur, Mathews defends

24.4

SN Thakur to Thirimanne, 1 run, top edge on the pull shot. Thirimanne couldn't control the bounce on this short ball

24.4

SN Thakur to Thirimanne, wide, that's a short ball down the leg-side

24.3

SN Thakur to Mathews, 1 run, knocked to mid-wicket for an easy run, direc-hit at the bowler's end but Mathews is home

24.2

SN Thakur to Mathews, no run, gets behind the line and defends

24.1

SN Thakur to Mathews, FOUR, in the airrr, oh dear, Kedar Jadhav stops last minute and doesn't go for the catch. Looks like he lost sight of the ball. Mathews jumped out of the crease and tried to play a big shot, got a thick outside edge to the right of third man, Jadhav almost got there, couldn't even stop the boundary in the end

"Groundsmen lining up near the covers around the ground at the moment. It hasn't started raining yet," pings Gokul

23.6

Chahal to Mathews, 1 run, this time Mathews pushes it to cover

23.5

Chahal to Mathews, no run, turning away and almost opening up Mathews in his defence, manages to keep it out

23.4

Chahal to Mathews, no run, flatter and just outside off stump, Mathews mistimes the cut to cover

23.3

Chahal to Thirimanne, 1 run, fullish and outside off stump, Thirimanne taps it square of the wicket for a run

23.2

Chahal to Thirimanne, no run, driven down the ground, but Chahal stops the ball in his followthrough

23.1

Chahal to Thirimanne, no run, low full toss from Chahal, Thirimanne steps out and works it to mid-wicket

22.6

SN Thakur to Mathews, no run, played to point off the back foot

22.5

SN Thakur to Thirimanne, 1 run, on the leg stump, Thirimanne works it away to deep square leg

22.4

SN Thakur to Mathews, 1 run, Bhuvi attacks the ball at mid-off and has a real go at the non-striker's end, but Mathews was just home even if it was a direct-hit. Mathews tapped this length ball to the left of Bhuvi and took off

22.3

SN Thakur to Mathews, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Mathews defends off the back foot

22.2

SN Thakur to Thirimanne, 1 run, steered down to third man this time

22.1

SN Thakur to Thirimanne, no run, Thirimanne was late on this attempted dab to third man, this cross-seamed back of a length delivery seemed to have jumped a touch extra

Shardul Thakur [4.0-0-38-0] is back into the attack

21.6

Chahal to Mathews, no run, finishes just outside off stump, Mathews defends

21.5

Chahal to Mathews, no run, leans forward and defends this flighted delivery into the on-side

Oh dear! Some dark clouds are hovering over the ground

21.4

Chahal to Thirimanne, 1 run, flicked away to backward square leg

21.3

Chahal to Mathews, 1 run, this went straight on and took the inside half of the bat as Mathews tried to push, the ball rolls to long-on

Kuldeep Yadav & Yuzvendra Chahal - first time India have played two specialist wrist spinners in their history of 922 ODIs

21.2

Chahal to Mathews, no run, oh what a ball! Look at the amount of turn on this one. Pitched almost outside leg stump and turned square, finishes outside off stump and opens up Mathews in his defence

21.1

Chahal to Mathews, no run, very full and just outside off stump, Mathews drives it to cover

Kuldeep Yadav to Thirimanne, no run, oh he went for the slog-sweep again, but makes no contact this time. Slower through the air, hence a bit more grip from the surface, could so easily have a top edge that flew to hand

20.3

Kuldeep Yadav to Thirimanne, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Thirimanne defends

20.2

Kuldeep Yadav to Thirimanne, no run, driven towards cover

20.1

Kuldeep Yadav to Thirimanne, FOUR, no one at deep mid-wicket and that's a safe shot. Flighted delivery on the stumps, came right in the slot for Thirimanne to slog-sweep over the infield for four. Fifty partnership comes up

19.6

Kedar Jadhav to Thirimanne, 1 run, very full and on the stumps, Thirimanne drives it to sweeper cover

19.5

Kedar Jadhav to Mathews, 1 run, way too full to trouble the batsman, driven to long-on

Kedar Jadhav to Thirimanne, 1 run, shortish delivery on the stumps, Thirimanne punches it to long-on

18.6

Kuldeep Yadav to Mathews, no run, googly down the leg-side, Mathews works it towards square leg

18.5

Kuldeep Yadav to Mathews, no run, Mathews leans forward and defends this flighted delivery into the on-side

18.4

Kuldeep Yadav to Thirimanne, 1 run, shortish and on the stumps, Thirimanne turns it to mid-wicket

18.3

Kuldeep Yadav to Thirimanne, no run, square-driven off the front foot to backward point

18.2

Kuldeep Yadav to Mathews, 1 run, Mathews reaches out and takes this on the full, driven wide of long-off

18.1

Kuldeep Yadav to Thirimanne, 1 run, just short in length outside off stump, Thirimanne cuts it to the left of point

17.6

Kedar Jadhav to Mathews, no run, spinning back in, Mathews defends from the crease

17.5

Kedar Jadhav to Mathews, no run, keeps a little low, but Mathews manages to nudge it into the on-side

17.4

Kedar Jadhav to Thirimanne, 1 run, way too full and outside off stump, Thirimanne drives it through cover-point

17.3

Kedar Jadhav to Thirimanne, 2 runs, round-armish full ball outside off stump, Thirimanne drives through cover, Rohit runs across and slides to save a couple of runs for his team

17.2

Kedar Jadhav to Thirimanne, 2 runs, dabbed away to third man for a couple

17.1

Kedar Jadhav to Thirimanne, no run, flatter and coming in with the arm from round the wicket, Thirimanne pushes it back to the bowler

Kedar Jadhav, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

16.6

Kuldeep Yadav to Mathews, no run, shortish delivery just outside off stump, Mathews defends off the back foot

16.5

Kuldeep Yadav to Mathews, no run, oh brilliant ball! Mathews is very lucky that the edge didn't carry to Rahane at slip. Rahane says he's not sure, the umpires converge and send it upstairs, soft signal is not out. This was the wrong 'un from Kuldeep, Mathews didnd't read that, played for the normal incoming ball, but the ball turned the other way, took the edge and landed an inch short of Rahane's hand as he came low to his left. Soft hands on the handle was key to Mathews' survival on that occasion

16.4

Kuldeep Yadav to Mathews, 2 runs, spinning down the leg-side, Mathews tickles it fine to fine leg for a couple of runs

16.3

Kuldeep Yadav to Thirimanne, 1 run, leans forward and drives off the front foot through cover

16.2

Kuldeep Yadav to Thirimanne, no run, on the stumps, blocked

16.1

Kuldeep Yadav to Thirimanne, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Thirimanne defends

Drinks time! The run rate has been pretty good for Sri Lanka, but the problem has been the wickets column. Bumrah striking in his very first over to remove a determined Tharanga has hurt the hosts badly. They have two experienced men at the crease though and rebuilding should not be that tough if they play sensibly.

15.6

Bumrah to Mathews, FOUR, edgedddd and in the gap between slip and the keeper. Rahane was wider than a normal first slip position, Mathews was yet again troubled in his defence by the away-movement from short of length, took the outside edge and flew between Dhoni and Jinks

15.5

Bumrah to Mathews, no run, back of a length outside off stump, Mathews defends off the back foot

15.4

Bumrah to Mathews, no run, beaten. Mathews was caught on the crease as he tried to defend this short of length delivery, the ball left him after pitching, almost taking the outside edge

Bumrah to Thirimanne, no run, yes-no and this time a shy at the striker's end. Thirimanne flicked this short of length delivery almost straight to mid-wicket and took off for a run, Mathews put his arm up and stopped his partner

15.1

Bumrah to Mathews, 1 run, a direct-hit at the bowler's end would have made life a little interesting, but Mathews was quick enough to race past the crease. He tapped this short of length delivery towards cover-point and set off

14.6

Kuldeep Yadav to Thirimanne, FOUR, through Pandey at extra cover, through Bhuvi at long-off. A spanking cover drive, leaning, bat swing, flow and all that goes with the territory

14.5

Kuldeep Yadav to Thirimanne, no run, the conventional over beaten. Starts on off, Thirimanne meanwhile lines up for a back footed keep out. The ball goes the other way, past the bat hang out

14.4

Kuldeep Yadav to Thirimanne, no run, draws him out with a drive, gets one

14.3

Kuldeep Yadav to Thirimanne, no run, on middle, head on ball, in a nail down

Kuldeep Yadav to Mathews, 1 run, tickled away, using the drift down leg to short fine

13.6

Bumrah to Thirimanne, FOUR, he came back all the way for this?! In the hope to finish it off in a hurry, Bumrah dishes out a short-wide combo. Thirimanne throws his hands out at it, slicing it away over the cordon. Quite the edge of luck I tell you

The umpires signal the end of the over with a ball yet to be bowled. The first one was a wide mind you. So Bumrah goes all the way to mid-wicket and then the umpire realizes his goof up, calls him back and the already poor over rates get worse.

13.5

Bumrah to Mathews, 1 run, opened up, does well to control in the end as he outside halves it down to third man

13.4

Bumrah to Mathews, FOUR, the surprise yorker going wrong. Ends up in the form of a full toss. Mathews ain't missing out. Whips it, all bottom handed, piercing the gap in the leg-side

13.3

Bumrah to Mathews, no run, 139kph, back of a length stuff, more of it. Finds mid-wicket with the nurdles

13.2

Bumrah to Mathews, 2 runs, 139kph, a rib-tickle. Soft handed in a nudge through square leg

13.1

Bumrah to Mathews, no run, 141kph, takes it off his tummy, waits and waits some more in guiding it to point

Some problem with the umbrella the cameraman is using. Apparently it is in Mathews's eyeline.

13.1

Bumrah to Mathews, wide, 135kph, drifting down. And further down

12.6

Kuldeep Yadav to Thirimanne, no run, a longer stride, right to the pitch of it, in a smother

12.5

Kuldeep Yadav to Thirimanne, no run, spinning away. Short enough to start as he stabs it away to point

12.4

Kuldeep Yadav to Thirimanne, no run, forward, angle batted and a pat to point

12.3

Kuldeep Yadav to Mathews, 1 run, quite off the leading edge, in a tuck

12.2

Kuldeep Yadav to Mathews, no run, a lower stoop, rolls his wrists on it to work it around to mid-wicket

12.1

Kuldeep Yadav to Thirimanne, 1 run, leans into a drive, full faced and past Yadav

11.6

Bumrah to Mathews, no run, and ends with a peach. It is hardly surprising anymore. Bang on in the corridor, forces Mathews to play for the angle, straightens at the very last instant. Millimeters from the edge

11.5

Bumrah to Thirimanne, 1 run, a cool pasting, getting the front leg right up there to take it through the covers

11.4

Bumrah to Thirimanne, no run, the slower one. His version of the knuckle ball. A one-handed tap in the end

11.3

Bumrah to Thirimanne, no run, slightly wider. Thirimanne, with the memory of the bolt that hit him in the earlier over, settles into a push to cover

11.2

Bumrah to Thirimanne, no run, a take off. Where did that bounce come from? On a back of a length, should've been an ideal leave through, instead it kicks up off, and goes across the splice. My word

11.1

Bumrah to Thirimanne, no run, 132kph, done in by the pace. Chops it onto his pad. The probe outside off continues

Bumrah's tally of 14 is also the most by an Indian seamer in a bilateral series of five or fewer ODIs. And he isn't done yet

10.6

Kuldeep Yadav to Thirimanne, 1 run, tosses it up, asking for a drive. Gets a straight bat down the ground

10.5

Kuldeep Yadav to Mathews, 1 run, a trek inside, deep. Takes it off his tummy in nudging it around the corner

10.4

Kuldeep Yadav to Mathews, no run, hurries up behind the line, drops it then and there

10.3

Kuldeep Yadav to Thirimanne, 1 run, floats it up, all the encouragement with some turn going away. Takes it on right at the pitch to smear it through off

A couple of slips for the left hander.

10.2

Kuldeep Yadav to Mathews, 1 run, sinks on the sweep. Does well to keep it down all along to backward square leg

And a leg slip comes in. The conventional one stays.

10.1

Kuldeep Yadav to Mathews, no run, some turn. On off to start and ripping in. Past the flick to take the pad

Kuldeep Yadav, left-arm chinaman, comes into the attack

9.6

Bumrah to Thirimanne, no run, slanting across off a good length. A stoopy check-drive to cover

9.5

Bumrah to Thirimanne, no run, stays low, makes Thirimanne crouch in an ugly push out

9.4

Bumrah to Mathews, 1 run, a probe just outside off. Mathews hangs his bat out, hoping to get something at it. And he does, an inside edge down to fine leg, through his legs

14 wkts for Bumrah this series - the joint most by a pacer in a bilateral series in SL, tied with Woakes. Sri Lanka in danger of powering through a touch too soon with his start.

9.3

Bumrah to Mathews, no run, on a back of a length, behind the line and stays up in defence

Angelo Mathews, right handed bat, comes to the crease

9.2

Bumrah to Tharanga, out Caught by Dhoni!! The end of all the slapping. In utterly tame fashion. For a change Tharanga gets stuck in the crease, the mind muddled up, the bat not swinging, searching for a defence rather. Nips away, with the angle taking the ball away, flicks the leading edge on the attempted lame glance, the pocket in the way and into Dhoni. What a waste of what could've been the momentum the Lankans had. Tharanga c Dhoni b Bumrah 48(34) [4s-9]

Bumrah to Tharanga, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

9.1

Bumrah to Tharanga, FOUR, warm up time. 100kph says the speed gun. A half tracker. And another version of his swivelling pull, timing the pants of it. Mid-wicket, duh

Jasprit Bumrah, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

8.6

Bhuvneshwar to Thirimanne, 2 runs, hurrying onto the shoulder. A lot calmer with the swat, placing it behind square to give fine leg a tease

8.5

Bhuvneshwar to Thirimanne, no run, short. And Thirimanne latches on with a pull. Takes it from well over his head level, and Jadhav takes it on at mid-wicket with a dive

8.4

Bhuvneshwar to Thirimanne, no run, 136kph, leaning out, gets right close to the line in a full face to cover

8.3

Bhuvneshwar to Thirimanne, no run, 84mph, a wafty drive, squeezed away off the inside half of the bat to mid-on

8.2

Bhuvneshwar to Thirimanne, no run, 138kph, nipping in on the top of off. Bat-pad stuck and a head on ball in defence

8.1

Bhuvneshwar to Thirimanne, no run, waits for the angle to get big on him. And settles into a cover push

7.6

SN Thakur to Tharanga, FOUR, the bleeding continues. Streaky this time. Russel Arnold calls it clever. With third man inside the circle, Tharanga arches back, throws his bat up and upper cuts it off the edge in fact through the cordon

7.5

SN Thakur to Tharanga, FOUR, too predictable. Returns to his trusted knuckle ball. And Tharanga returns back to his favoured cover region. Lines himself up, holds his shape and lofts it over extra cover

7.4

SN Thakur to Tharanga, FOUR, more of the pull. A Natraj pull this time. Thakur losing his radar here with the sitting up length. A lovely stretch in horizontally spanking it

7.3

SN Thakur to Tharanga, 2 runs, knuckle again. Spotted in hammering it to sweeper, wide of him rather to pinch a brace

7.2

SN Thakur to Thirimanne, 1 run, a drop, and a steal. Targets the man at point, who has to run in, just that Tharanga gets there before that

7.2

SN Thakur to Thirimanne, wide, 135kph, well down leg. Just doesn't come back in after Thirimanne jumps across his stumps with th bat hoisted

7.1

SN Thakur to Tharanga, 1 run, the width on the angle. Taken on politely with a fence to a deep backward point

6.6

Bhuvneshwar to Thirimanne, no run, sliding in a touch on the hips. On the toes in turning it to leg

6.5

Bhuvneshwar to Thirimanne, no run, the typical tight lines. Can only settle into a bahind the line defence

6.4

Bhuvneshwar to Thirimanne, no run, slightly shorter, steered out safely

6.3

Bhuvneshwar to Thirimanne, no run, on a length, Thirimanne welcomes himself to a full faced defence

Lahiru Thirimanne, left handed bat, comes to the crease

6.2

Bhuvneshwar to Munaweera, out Caught by Kohli!! One slog too many. Bhuvneshwar is too smart to be taken on twice, with the same shot. Shortens his length slightly as the slower one takes longer to skid on to take only a toe end of the bat on the hoick. Hardly in control, slices it upwards with the bat turning. Meanwhile Kohli, at mid-off backtracks, leaps and falls face fist to make the dive all the more elegant. Munaweera c Kohli b Bhuvneshwar 4(5) [4s-1]

Bhuvneshwar to Munaweera, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

6.1

Bhuvneshwar to Munaweera, FOUR, a rank sitter. Neither short, nor full. The result - Munaweera ditches cricket for tennis. Smashes it down past the bowler with a full-blooded forehand

5.6

SN Thakur to Tharanga, no run, back short. Keeps Tharanga in check, taking him by surprise as he settles into a sit down

5.5

SN Thakur to Tharanga, no run, the knuckle ball now. All the variations coming out. Using the forefinger in execution. One handed in a push to cover

5.4

SN Thakur to Tharanga, no run, the slower cutter. Fullish on the stumps as Tharanga is forced into a push back

5.3

SN Thakur to Tharanga, FOUR, a desperate short one. And gets the treatment. A rock back, stand up and a flat bat. Spanks it in front of square, rolling his wrists on the ball to keep it down as well

5.2

SN Thakur to Tharanga, no run, another attempted pull, once again to a length delivery. The ball skids on much quicker, makes him lose his timing and inside halves

5.1

SN Thakur to Tharanga, FOUR, a clobber. The friendly sitting up length from Thakur helping matters too. Refuses to move, stands his ground, and hacks it across the line, pulling it straight past the bowler

Dickwella was Bhuvi's 1st wkt in this SL tour across formats0/180/330/530/41 before today

4.6

Bhuvneshwar to Munaweera, no run, goes short again. Munaweera takes him on with a swivelling pull. Missing big time

4.5

Bhuvneshwar to Tharanga, 1 run, 139kph, straightening in off the surface onto middle. A cover-tap, waiting on it to take it into the gap

4.4

Bhuvneshwar to Tharanga, no run, the top-of-middle stuff. Knocked back in a circumspect push-defence

4.3

Bhuvneshwar to Tharanga, byes, FOUR, 131kph, a brute. Takes Tharanga by utter surprise bumping the ball half way down the track. With the effort in it to kick up off the turf, gain in altitude and fly over a rather slow Dhoni

4.2

Bhuvneshwar to Munaweera, leg byes, 1 run, 83mph, slipping down. Not before it takes a portion of the pad in rolling to leg

4.1

Bhuvneshwar to Tharanga, 1 run, 138kph, drops the on-drive, very much off the inside half of the bat. The lack of timing ensures the ball taking an eternity in getting to mid-on

3.6

SN Thakur to Munaweera, no run, a wild slash. The width definitely there to be cut, the zip off the surface takes it over the flashy blade

3.5

SN Thakur to Tharanga, 1 run, opens up the bat face at the last instant, to squeeze the drive, square

3.4

SN Thakur to Tharanga, 2 runs, starts wider of the crease, cramps him up with the angle dipping in. Tucked away behind square

3.3

SN Thakur to Tharanga, FOUR, grants the width too. Slower in pace as well. And Tharanga for a change places it into the gap, to perfection. The covers of course

3.2

SN Thakur to Tharanga, no run, drills the drive, nothing amiss in the timing this time. Cover is mid way

3.1

SN Thakur to Tharanga, no run, presses forward, close to the line, another one that sticks onto the surface as Tharanga mistimes his drive

Dilshan Munaweera, right handed bat, comes to the crease

2.6

Bhuvneshwar to Dickwella, out Caught&Bowled!! The slower ball..in the second over. And that does the trick - after toiling around all tour to get his first wicket in the series. Continues to keep it on the line with the stumps, this time with a different angle. Dickwella presses forward, looks to chip it over, is made to wait, thanks to the knuckle ball deceiving him. Checks and lobs it up in the air, only as far as Bhuvi himself. Dickwella c and b Bhuvneshwar 2(6)

Bhuvneshwar to Dickwella, THAT'S OUT!! Caught&Bowled!!

2.5

Bhuvneshwar to Tharanga, 1 run, a hopping tuck. Jumps up, off the ribs and turns it through square leg

Round the wicket now. A slip moves out too. The first slip goes wide.

2.4

Bhuvneshwar to Tharanga, no run, more of the leg-lines. A whip this time, connects as well, to mid-wicket

2.3

Bhuvneshwar to Tharanga, no run, a pad rap. And Bhuvi follows it up with an appeal. Very difficult to get these from the over the wicket angle. Pitching way outside leg as Tharanga looks to flick and plays all around it. On the pad flap

2.2

Bhuvneshwar to Dickwella, 1 run, 120kph, a back of a length slanter across. Arches back in stabbing it down to third man

2.1

Bhuvneshwar to Dickwella, no run, 121kph, continues to get it to swing, inwards this time. On off as Dickwella checks his push to cover

SN Thakur to Tharanga, no run, 137kph, waits for the ball to get close, patiently on the back foot. All in a block

1.5

SN Thakur to Tharanga, no run, drags the length back. Hits the pitch hard at 138kph. Tall from Tharanga in dropping the defence onto the pitch

1.4

SN Thakur to Tharanga, no run, another pitch up. Swings the high backlift of his through the line. Bang off the middle, but finds Rahane in the circle

1.3

SN Thakur to Tharanga, FOUR, a half volley. At 137 kph. And all the width too. The perfect recipe to be smacked. And Tharanga only obliges. A lovely followthough as well showcasing all the left hander's elegance in a caress through extra cover

1.2

SN Thakur to Tharanga, no run, 137kph, the tight lines just outside off. Holding its line as Tharanga watches and refuses to interfere

Bhuvneshwar to Dickwella, no run, 137kph, more like the Bhuvi lines. On the fourth stump probing away. Carefully defended out

0.5

Bhuvneshwar to Dickwella, no run, 131kph, swinging across. Squared up a touch, after starting on middle to avoid the defence. On the thighs

0.4

Bhuvneshwar to Tharanga, 1 run, waits on his steer, on the back foot, opening himself up in deflecting it down to third man

0.3

Bhuvneshwar to Tharanga, FOUR, overcooked. And Tharanga celebrates his return from the ban in some style. With loads of it. Plants the front leg out at the width, frees his arms and drills it through the covers

0.2

Bhuvneshwar to Tharanga, no run, on middle, continues the good length spot. Gentle movement away as Tharanga lines up and taps it away into the off-side in defence

0.1

Bhuvneshwar to Dickwella, 1 run, typically good length, sliding down leg untypically though. Swings in a touch but on the pads for a glance around the corner. First runs

Dickwella and Tharanga are at the crease. Dickwella is on strike. Bhuvneshwar will open the attack

After all the delay and the wait, a noisy Colombo finally sees some play. The Indians are in a huddle. A short one - a couple of seconds - quite like the Dhoni huddles. So, Bhuvi gets the new ball. We're done with the animations as well on the giant screen signalling 'play'. A couple of slips for an over the wicket start.

Now that's more like it. Pretty much according to plan from both sides. Except for their desperation to bat first, when the forecast is as bad as it gets for the rest of the day. India, after going into a match with a bowler short, now go in with a batsman short. The absence of Dhawan means that India are also without a left-hander in the top order.

Kohli: We would've batted first as well; looks like a good batting track. It has a bit of moisture but we are playing an extra bowler as well today. We need to use the two new balls well and pick up early wickets. The mindset stays the same, we need to play to win and have to ensure that complacency doesn't creep in. It helps us cope up with pressure situations as we have a young team with the experienced players helping them around. We have four changes - KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Shikhar Dhawan are out, Ajinkya Rahane, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Chahal and Jadhav are back in.

Tharanga: We are going to bat first. It is the same wicket that was used in the last game. It is an important game for us. We planned a few things before the series but we couldn't quite do well. This is another opportunity to play to the best of our ability. It is tough when the team doesn't stay the same. The captains have changed all through and some we've had injuries as well; we haven't been able to do well in the last four games. We have one change - Kusal Mendis goes out and I come in.

Sri Lanka have won the toss and have opted to bat

"It was a dry day yesterday and the covers have come on only today. I expect it to be bone dry, quite like it was in the last game. It should be a good picth to bat on, not 375-good, but easy nevertheless. The chances of a short game are pretty high and hence both teams would want to bowl first," is the anxious looking Russel Arnold in his pitch report. Yes, the pitch is bare open. And yes, we have a toss.

14.30 local time: Nope, this isn't your toss. This is another delay. There were a couple of sheets in the outfield a couple of minutes ago. Yes, that's taken out. Rather transferred to the middle square. The Indians meanwhile are happy to toss the ball around - the football i.e.

14.20: The latest from the ground: "The covers have been removed off the square. There are still a couple of covers on the outfield. Two supersoppers removing the water on those covers. Meanwhile, the players are out on the field now to start their pre-match drills," chips in Gokul. Bhuvi is seen warming up in the broadbast, and as he walks across, the drizzle hasn't quite died down. Sprays across his face. Kohli though is in his toss attire. We wait..

14:02 Local Time: Some news. Live pictures coming in from the ground show Russel Arnold, standing in his usual blue coat, without an umbrella. The only water that seems to be dripping is the sweat from his forehead. And just as I type this, the covers are being peeled off. The toss is scheduled for 14.30 local time with a 15.00 local time start. . So, push all your plans behind by 30 minutes..

13.55 local: Gives us the opportunity to disect the Indian eleven. Kohli made it pretty clear after the last game that those new entrants in the previous game would get another chance. Dhawan is headed home. Rahane has his match look on. Could Jadhav be given another go with Rahul taking the axe? Rohit Sharma could well be tired of piling on the runs..maybe he could be given a break. Given the muggy conditions and the possibility of rain all through the day, India wouldn't want to leave out a seamer to bring in a spinner. Bumrah, in all likelihood would get to top up his account further.

The worries for the Indians are all first world when compared to these. The guinea pigs that they all were meant to be in a bout of experimentation, seems to be going pretty well. A slight drizzle greets Gokul Gopal, our man cum spy out there, as he hurries his way to the ground. Brace yourself, it is going to be a long night. There's not a blade of grass that isn't under a sheet. That's Sri Lanka for you.

13.40 local time: So, the regular Lankan skipper is back having served his sentence. One interim skipper got himself injured, the other sat in the press conference wondering about his future. Meanwhile, the coach has hinted at leaving out a 'mentally drained' Kusal Mendis. Wow, as of the physical injuries weren't enough to struggle to put up a playing eleven. Could well mean a direct swap for Tharanga. There was also talk about Siriwardana, the lone 30s accumulator, being pushed up the order.

13.30 local time: No, the carnage isn't over. Sri Lanka would give anything to ensure that this bunch of Indians are deported asap. Forget the visas, forget the passports; they'd be happy to use up their entire GDP to deport these bullies. Massive proportions of damage have been inflicted over the last 40 days. Not only do they have to deal with captains getting banned, captains getting injured, selectors getting hurt, bottle throwers, bus stoppers and wailing ex-players, they have to avoid having to qualify for the 2019 World Cup. Watching this has been equally painful, and hence a surprise even sweeter. That's me, Vineet Anantharaman, waving out a hello, for the final time in a 100-over contest. From the emerald isles in the season of course.

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The times haven't been good as far as Sri Lankan cricket is concerned. The team has been plunging into one low after another in the matches they have played against India. Hitting rock-bottom is one thing, but it appears Sri Lanka have been condemned to a bottomless pit, losing all the three Tests and now facing the prospect of an ODI whitewash as well. In complete contrast, India are soaring to new highs, having securing victories in seven matches across two formats and five venues.

R Premadasa, the last of India's stops, could be the venue for another historic achievement. Should India win the fifth ODI, they would become the first team to clean-sweep a bilateral ODI series in Sri Lanka, and going by how the tour has panned out so far, the visitors are overwhelming favourites to do so.

Lack of experience, injuries, poor form, insufficient application and discipline, take your pick as a generous amount of these has combined to pile on the agony of the Sri Lankan fans. No matter what they do, the team hasn't really turned up in this series, apart from some flashes here and there, and that has resulted in a lost opportunity to confirm their World Cup berth.

After failing to even reach 250 in the first three matches when they batted first, a massive total of 375 in the fourth game was just too much for Sri Lanka, who suffered their heaviest defeat at home when they went down by 168 runs. Only four individual half-centuries and all four by different batsmen in different matches highlight the plight of Sri Lanka's batting, which is struggling for consistency as well as continuity with players coming in and out.

Three captains in four matches, five in total if the Tests are also taken into consideration, is one only of several chapters in Sri Lanka's story of a disastrous campaign. The other is the lack of sting from the bowlers, who have been mere toys for the Indian batsmen to play with, notwithstanding Akila Dananjaya's six-wicket haul in the second game. Not a single item on the menu card has been spared and the Indians have had a sumptuous feast of a series. It's now time for the desserts.

For Kohli's team, experiments and rotation have been the two key ingredients as a build-up for the World Cup in 2019. And while some of them have failed, the other performances have been so towering that the shortcomings haven't really mattered. Rohit Sharma's stupendous form, Kohli's hunger for runs and MS Dhoni's homecoming as a finisher have been at the forefront of India's batting efforts even as the likes of KL Rahul, Kedar Jadhav and Hardik Pandya haven't had much of an impact. Jasprit Bumrah has spearheaded the bowling attack with aplomb, while the spinners have also tasted a fair amount of success. Even the ones who came into the eleven in the previous game - Manish Pandey, Kuldeep Yadav and Shardul Thakur - had their moments under the sun.

Barring a 5-0 victory against Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe in 2013, India haven't achieved an ODI series whitewash overseas. That record is likely to be set straight unless something miraculous happens.

What to expect: A batting beauty was on offer for the fourth ODI, and there isn't likely to be any change on that front. But showers have been forecast from late afternoon, which could lead to a curtailed game and even bring the option of reserve day into the picture.

Team News:

Sri Lanka: Upul Tharanga is set to return to the eleven and take over the captaincy from Lasaith Malinga after serving a two-match ban for slow over-rate. Danushka Gunathilaka hasn't recovered from a shoulder strain yet and isn't likely to be considered for selection. Meanwhile, there have been talks about managing Kusal Mendis's workload and he may to be rested to make way for Tharanga.

India: Kohli had indicated that the visiting team will continue with the experiments and try out different roles for the players. However, he also had suggested that the players will get multiple opportunities to carry out their roles. India could've gone in with the same XI that featured in the last game, giving Pandey, Kuldeep and Thakur another chance to prove their mettle, but Shikhar Dhawan leaving the tour to attend to his ailing mother on the day of the game meant that Ajinkya Rahane, who hasn't played an ODI in the series yet, could get a chance.

"We feel that he (Kusal Mendis) is mentally drained. Nothing to do with any technical things. We will see what the management comes up with. Better to give him a break before the next tour rather than keep playing him throughout" - Avishka Gunawardene, Sri Lanka's batting coach.

"MS Dhoni is a massive influence on the team. He is a living legend in the dressing room and an ornament to the game. By no means or by any stretch of imagination he is finished or even half finished yet" - Ravi Shastri, India's head coach.